# 1997 GMC SUBURBAN — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `193532` · 2000-01-22 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SUBURBAN
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED I NOTICED A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE I STOPPED AND HEARD A HISSING NOISE UNDER VEHICLE AND SAW OIL SPRAYING ON THE EXHAUST PIPES NEAR TRANSMISSION IT THEN CAUGHT FIRE  PUT FIRE OUT I CHECKED FLUID LEVEL IN TRANSMISSION IT WAS LOW HELP SHOWED UP WITH OIL FILLED IT BACK UP CONTINUED HOME AT SLOW SPEED APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES LATER O.D. STARTED TO SLIP THEN DRIVE STARTED TO SLIP SO I DROVE 30 MPH IN 2ND WAS TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT BECAUSE OF FLUID LOSS OUT OF VENT TUBE
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